DocumentCode
2071961
Title
Mechanical design of an intelligent lift system for severely disabled persons-development of a patient hoist in connection with the common research project INSERVUM (intelligent service environment)
Author
Speich, Helmut ; Schumacher, Bernd
Author_Institution
Erlau AG, Aalen, Germany
Volume
4
fYear
1998
fDate
31 Aug-4 Sep 1998
Firstpage
2499
Abstract
This paper describes the mechanical design of an intelligent lift system for severely disabled persons. The development of the patient hoist is in connection with the common research project INSERVUM (intelligent service environment). The participating companies are FORWISS; FAW, Siemens AG, TUV-Suddeutschland
Keywords
handicapped aids; hoists; patient care; INSERVUM project; drive unit; human body attachment points; intelligent lift system; intelligent service environment; mechanical design; movement unit; path control; patient hoist; severely disabled persons; Control systems; Humans; Intelligent systems; Magnetic heads; Multiagent systems; Multiple sclerosis; Patient monitoring; Safety devices; User interfaces; Wheelchairs;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Industrial Electronics Society, 1998. IECON '98. Proceedings of the 24th Annual Conference of the IEEE
Conference_Location
Aachen
Print_ISBN
0-7803-4503-7
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/IECON.1998.724119
Filename
724119
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